Incentives vary
by year (1% in 2011, 1% in 2012, .5% in 2013). Note, however, that physicians who have not
adopted electronic prescribing by 2011 will
receive a penalty (1% in 2012, 1.5% in 2013, and 2% beyond).

Next Steps

To be eligible for the incentive, estimated charges for the e-prescribing measure
codes must represent at least 10 percent of your total Medicare Part B allowed
charges. TMA's resource center (below) includes a list of these codes.
1) Adopt a qualified e-prescribing system. This can be a stand-alone system,
an electronic health record (EHR) system, or a qualified registry. Visit www.surescripts.com for a list of approved systems. 2) You do not need to sign up to participate —simply submit the e-prescribing G-code,
G8553, on your claim form to indicate participation. 3) Generate an e-prescription for a minimum of 25 unique Medicare patient
visits before Dec. 31, 2011. Physicians working under multiple taxpayer identification numbers
(TINs) must meet reporting criteria for each TIN.